Bicycle brakes 101

The basics about bicycle brakes

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

00:00 Introduction
01:09 Levers
01:54 Link to the caliper
02:36 Calipers
03:19 Mechanical advantage
09:19 Rigidity
15:45 Conclusion?

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